John Buhot

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Merchant in Barbados. Married Elizabeth Walcott in St Michael, Barbados, 18/09/1828. His eldest son, also named John Buhot (1831-1881) was the first person to successfully grow sugar cane in Australia.

Sources

C. T. Wood, 'John Buhot (1831-1881)' in the Australian Dictionary of Biography online, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/buhot-john-3107 [accessed 28/06/2017]; Familysearch.org, Barbados Church Records, 1637-1887 [database online]. This identification is confirmed by the fact that Buhot filed a return in 1832 on behalf of Elizabeth Walcott, an invalid.

We are grateful to Sebastian Morgan for his assistance with compiling this entry.